No longer can you find Sear's or Radio Shack in Florence nor even Huntsville and while they are two totally different stores they each had some similarities that lead to their relative short lived popularity.
With Radio Shack you had the "Realistic" brand name whereby Radio Shack would specify what they wanted in various products such as Stereo receivers, Radios, Electronics etc.. and the end product would compete head on with other major branded units of the same type. Radio Shack would have their own line of Stereo Receivers, Weather Radios, other radios such as CB's and portable AM/FM radios. Radio Shack even had their own line of speakers that was built/constructed for them at their specifications. Radio Shack even had their own personal Computer the "Tandy" TRS-80 series of computers.
Sear's for their part had commonly identifiable namesakes with Sears whereas products had the "Kenmore" name or "Die Hard" batteries and of course "Craftsman" warranted for life, replacement tools. Problem is that as Sears' new owner (K-Mart that is) took over it became that the lifetime in the warranty pledge was not the customer's or the tool's lifetime but rather Sear's, itself, lifetime. Now Craftsman tools may have received a reprieve from endangerment due to Sear's selling off the brand name to other entities. I can remember when a Kenmore appliance would be at or near the top of most all Consumer Market testing outfits publication. Yes the appliances were made by established manufacturers, usually Whirlpool, but they were made to Sear's specifications and design. Sear's also, with their warranty, competed well with the other brands. Then came similar moves from Radio Shack and Sears in attempts to compete and stay afloat. Both Sear's and Radio Shack would start selling and pushing and recommending everyone's product. You could get Maytag, Whirlpool, LG, Samsung etc … at every Sear's store for no longer was Sear's, and Radio Shack, exclusive markets for their own brand names.
in many ways Radio Shack and Sear's fates are similar and tied together.